The Jonathan Field Freemotion Saddle™ evolved over eight years and more than forty prototypes with input and ideas from three saddle makers and five tree makers. Jonathan and dozens of other riders have tried out various tree angles, seat and stirrup arrangements in its development. As a result, Jonathan’s vision has become reality in the form of this top quality, professional grade saddle that allows for comfort and freedom of movement for both horse and rider.

TREE:

The tree of the Freemotion™ Saddle is made of wood with a fibreglass cover. It has been designed with wide-angle, full quarter horse bars, with a flare at the front to allow for freedom of movement in the shoulder. The built-in Ground Seat gives more consistent seat shape in every saddle. The tree also features a recessed area on both top and bottom for the stirrups which allows from closer contact and prevention of pressure to your horse from the stirrup leathers.

SEAT:

The seat is what determines the comfort for the rider. It has been designed to put the rider on a comfortable balance point while maintaining a close contact between you and your horse. The seat has also been built up in order to create a narrow seat for the rider so you won’t feel spread out over the wide tree.

MARTIN SADDLERY ADJUSTABLE RIGGING:

The patented, in-skirt adjustable rigging by Martin Saddlery is a fantastic innovation that allows you to set your saddle where you want it quickly and adjust your cinch to Extra-Full, Full Forward, Full or 7/8, allowing the cinch to sit in each horse’s natural girth groove while keeping the saddle in the correct placement on the back.

STIRRUPS:

All stirrups on the Freemotion™ Saddle are pre-twisted and set to allow for more rider comfort. The stirrups sit slightly forward, like a performance riding saddle, so when your horse jumps, ducks, slides or spins you are able to keep proper body position. For the more classical equitation, like what Jonathan uses in his shows, the stirrups will freely move directly underneath you to allow for easy alignment of your shoulders, hips and heels.

POMMEL:

The slick-form pommel has been raised and shaved out to allow ample clearance for the narrow, high withered horse.

SIZING:

The Freemotion™ saddle tree comes in one size. While no tree can be designed to fit every horse, this tree is designed to fit a large range of horses. The wide tree with lots of shoulder movement and short rounded skirts will fit well to the short backed, broad shouldered horse. With a little extra padding, the high clearance in the gullet will also fit the narrower, high withered horse. The very wide, mutton withered horse is the hardest horse to fit, and the Freemotion™ saddle will fit that horse only moderately well.

Seat sizes are available in: 15.5″, 16.5″ and 17.5″

Fender lengths are available in: Short, Regular and Long

WEIGHT:

The Freemotion™ saddle weighs 31 pounds. In building the saddle, our goal was to keep it as light as possible without sacrificing strength or quality. The skirt has been cut away and rounded in order to keep the saddle light while also staying out of the way of your horse’s hips.

7 Day Trial Period:

Upon receipt of your new Freemotion™ Saddle, wrap the horn and stirrups, grab a clean saddle pad, put it on your horse and go for a ride! If you should find that it doesn’t fit yourself or your horse as expected and you would like to return it, let us know. You can then ship the saddle back to us and when we receive it (in the same condition we shipped it in), we will give you a refund for the full value of the saddle.

Warranty:

Customer satisfaction is very important to us! That’s why we offer a 10 year warranty on workmanship on the Freemotion™ Saddle, and a lifetime warranty on the tree. If any issue should arise, please let us know right away and we will work to rectify it for you as soon as possible. Normal wear and tear such as leather fading/darkening, horn wrap becoming worn, etc. does not apply.

Thank you so much for providing an amazing quality product! My new black Freemotion™ saddle is everything I hoped it would be, and more!

Janny FreezeMillarville, Alberta

I am just so thrilled with my new saddle and am enjoying setting it on JD’s back… It is assisting me to find a better balance and allowing me to learn softer leg communication. Thank you for developing such a wonderful tool for me and my JD.

Fabienne MortonLethbridge, Alberta

I had been promising My Sweet Jesse for weeks that we were getting a new saddle. We both hated our old one. I had the privelege of introducing it to her yesterday. What a blast! She had gotten to eye our old saddle with scepticism and even shy away when she saw it. Yesterday she went right over to the Freemotion™, sniffed, nibbled a little on the cantle and stood still as could be while i placed it on…it was soooo comfy for both of us! Kinda like goin’ from a Chevy Celebrity to a Mercedes! I am so happy with my purchase… Thanks for making such high quality gear.

Peggy SpraginsJackson, Tennessee

This is the nicest saddle I will ever own!! The leather and concho’s are beautiful – the saddle looks high quality form top to bottom. It is also (as I knew it would be ) amazing to ride in. I used to ride western a lot but switched to English (for the arena) or endurance (for the trails) a couple of years ago when I found those saddle put me in a better riding position. My western saddle left me with a sore lower back a lot and sore knees on long rides. Jonathan’s Freemotion™ saddle puts my leg in a perfect position, like my dressage saddle. The fenders swing nicely making it easy to move my lower leg when needed…and the seat is soft and comfortable. It seems to fit fine on both move horses and they move nicely in it. The equestrian centre where I trailer to for arena work is just up the road. I have a group of riding friends there and several of them have sat in the saddle and now have serious saddle envy. I am trying to sell my old western saddle but it is pretty hard because everyone has seen my new one and wants that one instead!!!

Anyway, thanks for making such a fantastic saddle.

Sacha EdgellCourtenay, BC

I just wanted to let you know that I love my new saddle! It is so incredibly comfortable and If my horse could talk I’m sure he would say he loved it too !